Physician assisted suicide perceptions among patients presenting to family physicians at a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 233-237

  Qidwai, W ^a   Qureshi, H ^a   Ali, S S ^a   Alam, M ^a   Azam, S I ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0035379956     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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